Nigeria sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 54.6 years of life, 212th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Nigeria, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 54.6 yrs | 212 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 10.6 /1,000 | 54 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 11.6 /1,000 | 20 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.6 yrs | 80 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 14.0 /1,000 | 205 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 0.6 yrs | 211 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 90.4 men/100 women | 180 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 69.8 /1,000 | 1 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 993 /100k | 1 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 17.7 % | 102 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 5.0 /100k | 120 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 20.7 /100k | 64 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.8 L | 101 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.0 % | 188 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $67 | 162 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,084 | 191 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Nigeria's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest infant mortality in the world (69.8 /1,000) and the 1st highest maternal mortality in the world (993 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Nigeria; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.